Dinah Lenney is the author of The Object Parade (2014) and Bigger than Life: A Murder, a Memoir (2007), and co-editor of Brief Encounters: A Collection of Contemporary Nonfiction (co-editor, 2015). She serves as core faculty in the Bennington Writing Seminars, and as an editor-at-large for LARB. Her latest book is Coffee (Bloomsbury, 2020).
Dinah Lenney
Articles
Try Inventing a World: A Conversation with Rachel Pastan
Dinah Lenney speaks to Rachel Pastan, whose latest novel is “In the Field.”
A Slantwise Approach: A Conversation with Martha Cooley
Dinah Lenney talks with Martha Cooley about her new novel, “Buy Me Love,” released by Red Hen Press.
Roll Call: A Conversation with Amy Gerstler
Dinah Lenney talks with Amy Gerstler about her new book, “Index of Women.”
Going with the Whimsy: A Conversation with Dinty W. Moore
Dinah Lenney talks to memoirist Dinty W. Moore, whose latest book, "To Hell with It," is out now.
I Knocked on the Window and Waved: An Interview with Suleika Jaouad
Dinah Lenney talks with writer Suleika Jaouad about her new memoir, "Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted."
I Drew on Every Role I’ve Ever Played: A Conversation with Armin Shimerman
Dinah Lenney speaks to actor and author Armin Shimerman about Shakespeare, Star Trek, and “Illyria Book One: Betrayal of Angels.”
Finding My Way: A Conversation with Alden Jones
Dinah Lenney talks with Alden Jones about her latest book, “The Wanting Was a Wilderness.”
Objectifying and Strange: Dinah Lenney interviews Jessica Gross
Dinah Lenney talks to Jessica Gross about her debut novel, “Hysteria.”
Altered States
LARB presents an excerpt from Dinah Lenney’s “Coffee,” an Object Lesson out this month from Bloomsbury.
WriteGirl Has My Heart: A Conversation with Keren Taylor
Dinah Lenney talks to Keren Taylor, the founder and executive director of WriteGirl.
I Could Not Even Trust My Own Mind: Dinah Lenney Interviews JoeAnn Hart
Dinah Lenney speaks to JoeAnn Hart, author of “Stamford ’76: A True Story of Murder, Corruption, Race, and Feminism in the 1970s.”
The Problem of the Now: A Conversation with Sally Ashton
Dinah Lenney talks to Sally Ashton about her new book, "The Behaviour of Clocks."
“The Natural Next Step”: Dinah Lenney Interviews Wendy Willis
Dinah Lenney talks to writer Wendy Willis about her just-published collection of wide-ranging essays, "These Are Strange Times, My Dear."
Once Upon a Time in Los Angeles: Kathryn Harrison’s “On Sunset”
Dinah Lenney journeys through “On Sunset,” a new memoir by Kathryn Harrison.
A Cry in the Dark: Dinah Lenney Interviews David L. Ulin
Dinah Lenney talks to David L. Ulin about reading today, literary anonymity, and his recently reissued book, "The Lost Art of Reading."
District 798: Whose Story Is It? — A Show of New Work Inspired by China’s Xiong Collective
Dinah Lenney reflects on "District 798: Whose Story Is It" currently showing at Think Tank Gallery in Los Angeles.
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